Three-piece costume with draped skirt and long blouse, 1920

Pattern No. 4791: Collared coat with revers, a crushed girdle, and sleeves "finished at the lower edge with a wide turn-back cuff." Front of coat is laid in two plaits at either side, and coat is trimmed with buttons. Accessorized with a parasol and a wide-brimmed hat with no crown which allows for the hair to be piled on the head.

Pattern No. 4792: Peplum blouse that buttons up the back. "Lower edge of blouse is slashed at the side fronts and trimmed with buttons" and the blouse is also trimmed with three buttons on the right side front. Blouse is worn over a shallow ruffled vest, and a girdle fastens at the center back under an applied bow. Short sleeves are "finished at the elbow with turn-back pointed cuffs."

Pattern No. 4793: Skirt with side drapery.

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Fashion Plate Collection Ref. no. 1920-11.

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Pattern No. 4791: Collared coat with revers, a crushed girdle, and sleeves "finished at the lower edge with a wide turn-back cuff." Front of coat is laid in two plaits at either side, and coat is trimmed with buttons. Accessorized with a parasol and a wide-brimmed hat with no crown which allows for the hair to be piled on the head.

Pattern No. 4792: Peplum blouse that buttons up the back. "Lower edge of blouse is slashed at the side fronts and trimmed with buttons" and the blouse is also trimmed with three buttons on the right side front. Blouse is worn over a shallow ruffled vest, and a girdle fastens at the center back under an applied bow. Short sleeves are "finished at the elbow with turn-back pointed cuffs."